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Greek PM declares ‘national danger’ over birth decline

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said the country’s declining birth rate constituted a “national danger” as data showed the population falling by over a million by 2050. Greece …

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Countries evacuate citizens as Israel-Hamas war rages

Thousands of foreigners are stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories where a full-blown war has erupted since Hamas militants launched their onslaught. With the violence having already claimed …

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European leftists criticised for Hamas attack responses

From Ireland to Greece, European leftist parties were criticised Monday for pro-Palestinian responses to Hamas’s weekend assault on Israel that included avoidance of condemnation of Hamas and instead pointed the …

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Cyprus keeps air links to Israel open despite war

Cyprus is maintaining its air links with Israel despite an attack by Hamas militants, the island’s transport minister said on Monday. Alexis Vafeades said it was critical for the country …

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Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires

In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece’s devastating summer wildfires. The healing …

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Top Greek basketball coach Ioannidis dies: officials

Greece’s most successful basketball coach Yiannis Ioannidis died Wednesday aged 78, officials said. Nicknamed “the blonde”, the famously superstitious, chain-smoking and short-tempered Ioannidis tallied 418 victories in under 500 games …

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Giannis wants to ‘expedite’ Lillard chemistry with Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to focus on film study with new superstar teammate Damian Lillard so they will have chemistry before ever taking the court together for the Milwaukee Bucks. Even …

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Officials shut down Athens Olympic stadium over roof concerns

Greece’s top sports facility, the Olympic Stadium in Athens, will be shut down with immediate effect after a study raised concerns over its huge glass-and-metal roof, stadium officials said Friday. …

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Greek cities flood again, weeks after deluge disaster

Flooding on Wednesday struck central Greece for the second time this month, with the city of Volos especially hard-hit after a prior storm front left 17 dead and caused massive …

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Tsimikas signs new Liverpool contract

Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League club on Monday. Tsimikas agreed a five-year deal when he joined the Reds from Olympiakos in 2020, …

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